Darkman
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Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
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| Directed by | Sam Raimi |
| Produced by | Robert Tapert |
| Screenplay by | Sam Raimi Chuck Pfarrer Ivan Raimi Daniel Goldin Joshua Goldin |
| Story by | Sam Raimi |
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| Music by | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Bill Pope |
| Edited by | Bud S. Smith David Stiven |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $48.8 million |
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| Film score by Danny Elfman | ||||
| Released | August 17, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Danny Elfman | |||
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Darkman is a 1990 American superhero film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s. The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is attacked and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, an attorney (Frances McDormand), runs afoul of a corrupt developer (Colin Friels).
Unable to secure the rights to either The Shadow or Batman, Raimi decided to create his own superhero and struck a deal with Universal Studios to make his first Hollywood studio film. It was produced by Robert Tapert, and was written by Raimi, his brother Ivan Raimi and Chuck Pfarrer.
The design and creation of the makeup effects required to turn Liam Neeson into Darkman were the handiwork of makeup effects artist Tony Gardner, who also cameos in the film as the Lizard Man in the carnival Freak Show sequence.
Darkman was generally well received by critics and performed well at the box office, grossing almost $49 million worldwide, well above its $16 million budget. This financial success spawned two direct-to-video sequels, Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) and Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996), as well as comic books, video games, and action figures. Over the years, Darkman has become regarded as a cult film.
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